Window structure



1. s. BERRY.

WINDOW STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 15, 1919.

1,391,237. Pandsept. 20,1921.

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Patnted Sept. 20,1921.

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' To all whom it may concern an'duse'the same. v o

"This invention relates lto window struc-v Bea known' that' I, JOHN seme a. Cai.l

zen'of the United States, residing vat Plain-V field, in the county of UniOmStateof Newl Jersey, have invented certainvnew ,and useful Improvementsnin Window Structures; and I1 do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and' exactV description of the inventiomsuoh as'A will enable othersfskilled inthe artl to which it appe'rtains to make tures'of the type in which the sashes maybe tilted into-'a1- substantia'lly horizontal position within the building for cleaning and other purposes.

Vindow structures of this general type are shown inv United States Letters `Patent Nos. 1,155,200 and 1,158,887, granted to me on September 28, 1915, and November 2,

" 1915,',respectively.A The latter of these two patents showsfpivot devices mounted at thek bottoni of theside frames of a windowv casing and adaptedto be employed in connection with the lower or inner sash to permit i it to be tilted inwardly, and at the Sametime to 'beautomaticallyheldin the pivot device when in tiltedposition. In order toy permit the upper or outer sash to be'tilted inwardly, it is necessary that the parting strip between thetwo sashes be moved out of the way, and iii-fthe patent referred to above an arrangementfor this purpose is shown, this arrangement being claimed in PatentNo. 1,155,200, the application of which was filed asa divivsion of the application of' `Patent No.

1,158,887. The arrangements shown in these patents Acomprise collapsiblev parting strips adapted to beV depressedin suitable grooves in the two sides of the window casing by means actuated'by the downward'movement 1,158,887, the pivot devicesl for' the lower of theupper sash'. The means for actuating eachv parting strip is also provided 'witha pivotmember which engages a cooperating member on' the sash to form apivot-a'xis for( the sash.

It is an object of the present invention to improve the various features of priorstructures and particularly those shownin my patents mentioned above. In Patent No,

the frame. .In accordancewith the present. l

arrangementthe inner yguides'wfrir the' lower4 SicifiafibbfLeftersraem- Patented-sept. 20,-;191.MY 1 application' nica s'elitember 15,1919; serial No. masas." 'i i' i sashare each made in two parts, anupper vsection whiohis permanently attached" to the` `window ca'slng, and a lowersection which Ais* pivoted at the bottom. so ,that it 'ma' f,be` o swung'inwardlyjon,a', horizoital pivot. 'achk of "these `lower' sections isv provided with catches adapted. to 'cooperate with corriespon'ding devices on' thev lower sash, 'so ,that the `latter vmay be clamped to the two vmovableV guide sections Vand swung downwardly withthe latten While it is intended for the purpose of cleaning Athe outsidev ofthe pane,

that Athe sash shall be tilted into'a substanf tlally horizontal position, it is also possible v to t1lt the sashv through a relatively small` angle t'opern'iit ventilation of the room by upwardly directed air currents: passing through they relatively narrow openingbe- `tweenthe bottom of the uppersash and the, Y lnwardly, tilted' top of the lower -`sashl f The present invention also provides kan arrangement ,for holdlngvtheylower sash vat various inclinatlons to control the yamount ot air which shall be permitted to enter the room,Y

The present invention also providesjan" improved construction ofthe parting strips betwe'enthe two sashes'and the mechanism. by which the artingv strips are. `automatically actiiated. y the'downward movement of Vthe upper sash, 'so that the partingstrips are `out ofthe waywhen the upper sash is drawn'to the bottomv of the windowcasing to be swung inwardly j'to'permit the outside of the pane to be washed. i f a The particular nature ofthe invention, as

well as other objects and advantages thereof,

will appear more clearly from a description of a preferredl embodimentV as shown in the accompanying drawings, in which;-

Figure. '1 is avertical section through al window casing having the 'present improvements .applied thereto;

,Fig. 2 is" an enlarged view in section along the line 2-1-2 of Fig.

1 showing one ofthe `Fig. 3 is an .e'Xternal view of the locking .device of Fig.v 2 with the head of the screw .cut off to show the construction more e* Fig. 5 shows one ofthedevic'es employed for holding the'bottom sash in Vslightly tilted tion;

F ig. 26 is, a view-51 partly rin `F1 g. 17isa'tra'nsverse Asectional lview of the actuating mechanism along the line parts thronghout'the'several views, 1(1) vin-v w dicates a window casing which vmay be of wardly.: VVer'ey the cords attachednear the any suitable constructiomfand havingslid-l` ably mounted therein 'a lower sash 11 andd an Vupper sash 12,v each suspended bythe usual weighted'cords which in the present .caseare connectedto the sashes by 'means y.fof metal strips; 121. Y

vBy this arrangement thepoin'ts of `attachment of the cords mayj be placed relatively Vnear vthe bottom of the sashes to permit the sashes to be tilted'in topsof'the sashes in the .usual manner they would not ordinarily belong enough to permit'such tilting ybefore the weights lreach the top of the' window frame. 'The .outer` ,I guide strips orbeading 13l forl 'the upper Y side of thelower sash `are each composed of two sections; `a* section 14'. of ordinary wooden lor metallic construction, penna-1r sash'mayb'el 'of theusual wooden or metallicl type, since theyfare notfmodified in laccordance 4,with the-present invention.

The guide stripsor beading for the innentlyattached to the'window casing, and

asection 15 pivotedV at its lower end to the"A Window vcasing bymeans of' a screw 16. -The vupper end of the section 15' is prefer?A ably beveled to engage the correspondingly beveled lwer end of the -fixed sectionli.

Forj-tlie'purpose` of holding themovable section in its normal position in alinement f with thel fixed section, there is providedy a vided with a face plate 19'by which itmay AAbeattached to*V the* strip. yMounted in the inner 'end'of the housing 18 and rvthe face; ingl ventilation ofthe Eroomg'and ordinarily 'v position for4 the purpose ofventila'- Y f' j' provided with a shoulder 22against w ich i longitudinal" section along the line 6-'6 of Fig. 1, of one of the parting strips of vthepre'sent inven-VIV ytionz together with lits actuating mechanism;

c v n l v Y, be manipulated. `Figl 8 is a 'transversefsfectional view of the y partingstripalong the line8;8 ofy Fig l6,. .and"' i 'l Vplate 19 is screw 270 adapted to enter a threaded lug 21 carried by a plate 21 attached to the face ofthe window casing.

By ymaking the lug of the same diameter asthe housingql'S a hole-of the required sizemay be'bored through the stripV 15' and v'into the window casing7 lthus enabling the housing'fand "lug vto Ybe set in alinement when The inserted into the registering holes.

shankV of the screw within the housin lspringf23vpresses for forcing the screw outwardly when it is withdrawn from Vthe 'lugl21ff The headl of -the screw is formed milled portion 25 by which" theas'crewmay i In additionv to their function y as a meansA for locking. the movable-sections 15' of the1 guide strips in placeon' the windowv casing,

the devices described labovefalsoserve as means forflatching the lowerfsash in posi-H i tion up'oii'thesections"15,- so astopermity the sash to move with the'sectionswhen they.

are tilted,k inwardly.V Forthis purpose the face plate 19, of each device is yprovided with anY extension 26l forming ,la channeladapted;

to receive 'aglug 27Qattached'to the inner i fa'ceof the lflower sash at its fupper'edge.

'This lug is provided with a shoulder Y` 28 adapted to engage the upper edge oftheextension'26wl`ien the sash is in itslowermost position.r e The lug 27 ,valso-provided withv l a Vprojectioii 2,9 having 1an upper curved face adapted to coperate with theV shoulderk 24 on the head'of the screw, when thefscrew l is Awithdrawn from its' vifiorinal locking position. Vhen thejscrew is -inglocking pos`i Y tionfas showiiin Fig-2,4 that is,l when the beading'li's in normalV position', lockedto the window casing, the projection 29 is free to passv between the shoulder 24 and the milledportioii 2 5 lof thescrew to permit the l lower sashto'be'lifted.

For clamping the bottom of the lower Vsash to thelmovable guide strips 1,5,V there is c f attached'toA the lower end vof each 4Stripfa member 30 wl'iich'may'als'o serveias a bearing Vplate for the pivot l'screw 16. Thel memf ber BOislprovided with anbffsetportion 31 adaptedto-:form one member of a latch, the Y c'operating member of whichv isiinqthe form of a tongue 32v attached to the'Y inner face of Fig; f

The4 devices thus ,far described constitute the lowersash, lshown most clearly ini means forholding"theinovable guide stripsv 15 in normal positionin the` window casing,-k and also provide 'devices for 'latching them4 lower sash to the guide stripswheny it is dethe tiltingdevicfes-'for the purpose of securi for this lpurpose the lower sash willl be opened only a slight distance. To hold the sash in any desired position of adjustment, there is attached to each of the guide strips 15 on the face lying against the window casing a member 33, provided with a number of holes intov which may be inserted a bolt 34 mounted on the edge of the window casing. The member 33 and also the casing of the bolt 34 maybe provided with lugs to which is attached a chain 35, as shown in Fig. 9, for limiting the inward movement of the guide strips and lower sash to hold them in substantially horizontal position when washing the pane. Y

In order to permit the upper sash to be tilted inwardly, it is necessary to provide an arrangement whereby the parting strips between the sashes may be depressed within the window casing. For this prupose there is placed within a groove in each of the sides of the window casing a metallic channel member 36. A second channel member 37 is fitted within the channel member 36, and a third channel member 38 is tted within the member 37, producing, as shown most clearly in Fig. 8, a telescoping arrangement which when vcollapsed will cause'both of the members 37l and 38 to lie within the member 36 toy permit the upper sash to be tilted inwardly. The channel members 37 and- 38are connected toeach other and to the channel member 36 by means of links 39, each composed of two parallel portions connected together by pins 40 and 41, which fit within corresponding bearings 42 and 43 Yon the channel members 37 and 38, respectively,

`the former member being slotted to permit the link to extend through the same. The inner end ofthe link extends through a slot in the bottom of channel member 36 and is pivoted as at 44 to the Sides of a housing or bearing member 45 which projects from the bottom of the channel 36 and is fitted in a suitableV recess cut in thewindow casing. There may be as many links as desired, but in the illustrated embodiment of the invention, three such links K have been shown. The portion of the parting strip composed of the'channel members 36, 37 and 38 need not extend ,to the top of the window casing, and as shown most clearly in Fig. 1, the upper section 46 of the parting strip may be of the customary wooden or metallic construction.4 A housing 47 incloses the ends ofthe movable members ofthe parting strip and also serves as a seat upon which rests vthe lower end of the upper section 46;

The structure of the linksV 39 and the method of connecting them to the telescoping members of the parting strip avoids the use of rivetsor pins extendingthrough the sides of the members and which might intertere with the movement of the members by catching on the edges of other members.

The housings 45 protect the ends of the links `thatextend beyond the inner channel members 36, and also serve as means by which these members may be fastened to the window casing, as well as to receive the pivot pins for the inner ends of the links.

The construction of the parting strip also eliminates the use of separate strips for the intermediate member as in my prior structures. The intermediate strip is now formed as a channel member, which simplifies and cheapens thev construction, while adding strength and assuring a more rigid structure, and also making it possible to use the links 39 with their advantages.

It is intended that the parting strips shall be extended or collapsed by means actuated by the upper sash when it is drawn to the bottom of the window casing. For this purpose each link 39 at the bottom of each parting strip is provided with an 4extension which, by means of a pin 48, is connected to the inner end of an arm 49 rota-tively mounted upon the pivot 50 which carries the link. The pivot pin 50 is mounted in the sides of a housing 51 set in a recess in the window casing. The face plate of this housing isextended downwardly'as at 52 to cover the lower end ,of the groove in the window casing which is not occupied by the parting strip. The housing is provided with an extension 53 which serves as a guide for the lower end of the parting strip similar to the member 47 at the top of the strip. A spring 54 is provided for drivingrthe arm 49 and has one end coiled about the pin 50 and secured to the rear of the channel member 36 for thepurpose of holding the coiled portion in 'fixed position, while the other end is caught over pin 48 and serves to drive the arm.

Attached to the bottom of the upper sash at each side thereof is a member 55, having its lower portion 56 lying close to the casing in position tovengage and swing the arm 49 as the upper sash is drawn to the bottom of the casing.y This portion of member 55 is provided with a slot which is adapted to it over a stud- 57, preferably in the form of a screw inserted into the casing and projecting through an aperture inthe face plate of housing 51, instead of being formedA integrally therewith. The outer end of the stud is of rectangular cross-section so that as the upper sash is drawn down, the stud will enter the slot in portion 56, but when thesash is tilted inwardly, the stud will occupy such a position in the slot as to hold the upper sash in place as shown most clearly in Fig. 9.

In the operation of the devices described above, whenever it is desired to tilt the sashes inwardly for cleaning or other purposes, the lower sash 11 is'drawn to the bottom of the window casing, in which position the clip 32 will engage the coperating member 31 on each of the guide strips 15, and when the screws 2O are loosened to permit the guide strips'to be swung inwardly, the projections 29 at the top of the sash will lie beneath the shoulders 24 on the screws, as shown most clearly in Fig. 3, which repre* sents the relative arrangement of the parts at this stage of the operation. The shoulders 28 are in engagement with the topsof extensions 26. rlhe lower sash is thus prevented from moving upon the guide strips l5, and all of these parts may be tilted inwardly either to a substantially horizontal position as indicated in Fig. 9, which is the position in which they will be placed for cleaning purposes, or they may be swung inwardly just enough to be held by the bolts 34 in corresponding holes of the members 33, in case it is desired to provide an opening between the upper and lower sashes to provide for the entrance of air for ventilation.

Inorder to swing the upper sash inwardly, it is drawn to the bottom of the window casing, and as the portions 56 of members 55 engage the projecting ends of arms 49, the latter will be swung from the normal posit-ion in which they are held by their springs 54, as shown in Fig. 6, into a position in which the lower links 39 will be swung inwardly to draw the channel members 37 and 38 into the channel member 36. When the sash is tilted the portions 56 remain in engagement with the arms 49 to hold the latter in the position to which they were swung when the sash was lowered. The movement imparted to the channel members 37 and 38 by the lower links will produce a corresponding movement of the other links 39 until the members 37 and 38 are telescoped within the channel membery 36 toy permit the upper sash to be tilted inwardly. At the same time the slotted extensions 56 at the bottom of the upperv sash have engaged the studs 57, so that this sash may be swung about the studs as a pivot into the position shown in Fig. 9 to permit the outer face ofthe pane to be cleaned, or to open the entire window for en'- trance of air, particularly in; hot weather. In. this connection, it may be noted that the arrangement ofthe present invention does not in any way interfere with window screens that may be placed upon the outside of the window casing.

When it is desired to restore the sashes to normal condition, the upper one is swung into its vertical position and then. lifted toward the'topv of the window casing. As the members pass out of engagement with the arms 49, the springs 54 restore the latter to the position shown in Fig. 6, and at the same time withdraw the channel members 37 and 38 of the partingstrips from the channel member 36, so that they are in osition to guide the upper sash as itis raised toward the top of the window casing.' The action in case the springsy should fail'toV function.

After the upper sash has been restored to normal position, the lower sash is yswung into a vertical position, and when the screws.

20 are engaged with the plates 2la on the window casing, the shoulders 24 of the screws willbe withdrawn fromv engagement with the projections 29 so that this sashV may thereafter be lifted as desired.

I claim: l

l. Awindow structure comprising a casing, a'sash slidably mounted in the casing, guide strips at the inner side of the sash movably mounted on the casing, means for holding the strips in place on the casing, members mounted on said strips and having extensions in parallelism with the plane of said window, members mounted on said Y sash adapted to engage with said extension members, thereby affording a connection between said sash and strips and means for locking said sashand strips in their coperating'poing, a'sashrslidabl *,mounted in theA casing,

guide strips at the-inner side of the sash each composed of an upper portion fixed to the casing, .and alower portion movably mounted on the casing, means for holding the movable portions in alinement with the vfixed portionscomprising a thumb screw Acarried by said movable portion,.plates mounted on said movable portions and having extensions in. parallelism with the plane of saidwindow, members mounted on saidy sash adapted to engage with said extensions, thereby af; fording a connection between said sash and movable strips, and means'for locking said sash and movable strips in their coperating position, said means comprising shoulders provided on said rmembers, adapted to engage' said extensions and limit the downward movement of said sash, and projections provided on saidA members adapted to engage the head of saidthumb screw and limit the u ward movement of said sash. i 3. windowvstructure comprising a Vcasing, a sash slidably mounted in the casing, inner guides for the sash pivotally attached at their lower endsA tothe casing, a housing in each of said `guides'near its upper end,

a Vmember slidably mounted in the housing ber attached to the casing adapted to receive the screw,aspring within .the housing for forcing the member out of the, housing when the screw is disengaged from the memberon the casing, a channel member extending outwardly from the housing, a latching member attached to the-sash adapted to enter the channel member and provided with a shoulder adapted to engage the edge of the channel member to limit the movement of the sash in one direction,and alug adapted to coperate with the enlarged portion of the member slidably mounted in the housing when this member isforced outwardly by the spring to prevent movement of the sash in the opposite direction, whereby the sash is locked upon the guides to move therewith when they are swung out of the plane of the casing about their pivots.

4. A window structure, comprising a casing, a sash slidably mounted in thecasing, parting strips for the sash, each comprising a channel member mounted in a groove in the side of the casing, a second channel member mounted within the first-named channel member, a third channel member mounted within the second channel member, a plurality of arms, each pivotally attached to the bottom of each channel member for holding the members in parallel relation, the bottoms of the first and second channel members being provided with apertures through which the arms pass, and means connected to one of the arms and adapted tobe engaged by the sash in its descent for drawing the secind and third channel members within the first channel member, whereby the parting strip is removed from engagement with the sash, so that the latter may be tilted out of the plane of the casing.

5. A window structure, comprising a casing, a sash slidably mounted in the casing,

parting strips for the sash, each comprising a plurality of telescoping channel' elements, members connected tothe several channel elements for holding them in parallel relation, an arm connected to the inner end of one of the members and projecting into the path of the sash, a spring yassociated with the arm for normally holding the chan* nel elements extended, and means attached to the bottom of the sash for actuating the arm to overcome the'eiiect of the spring and collapse the channel. members, so that the sash may be swung out of the plane of the casing.

6. window structure, comprising a casing, a sash. slidably mounted in the casing, parting strips for the sash, each comprising a plurality of telescoping channel elements, members conected to the several channel elements for holding them in parallel relation, means connected-to one of the members and adapted to be engaged by the sash in its descent for collapsing the-elements of the strip,

a stud projecting from each side lof the casing inthe kpath of the sash, and means attached ,tothe bottom of the sash and-adapted to cooperate with the studs in orming'piv- `third channel member mounted with its open side within the open side of the second channel member, a plurality of links, each composedof a pair of arms passing through apertures in the bases of the first and second channel members, pivotal connections bev tween the links and the extensions'of the first channel member, and the bases of the second and third channel members, the link nearest the bottom of the casing being provided with an extension, an arm mounted on the inner pivot of said link and connected tothe extension and projecting into the path of the sash, and means attached to the bottom of the sash adapted to engage the arm to swing the bottom link to collapse the second and third channel members within the first channel member to remove the parting strip from engagement with the sash to permit the latter to be` swung out of the plane of the casing.

8. A window structure comprising a casing, a sash lslidably mounted in the casing, said sash being mounted to swing out of its normal plane, guide strips at the inner side of the sash mounted to be moved out of the plane of the casing and means for automatically establishing a connection between the sash andv strips when said sash is slid into a predetermined position.

9. A window structure comprising a casing, a sash slidably mounted in the casing, guide strips at the inner side of the sash movably mounted on the casing, means for holding the strips in place on the casing, and means associated with said holding means adapted to lock said sash and strips in cooperative relation upon releasing of said holding means.

10. A'window structure comprising a casing, a sash slidably mounted in the casing, guide strips at thev inner side of the sash movably mounted on the casing, means for holding the strips in' place on the casing, and means for automatically establishing a connection between said strips and each corner of the sash upon relative movement of said parts into coperative relation.

' 11, A window structure comprising a casing, a sash slidably mountedin the casing, connection between said `sash and strips,and guide strips at the inner side of the sash means for preventing disengagement of' said movably mounted on the casing, means. for Vmembers and thereby locking saidsash and 10 holding the strips in plaoeon the casing;` strips inl their coperative position. Y

v v"5 members mounted on said strips, and memyIn 'testimony whereof I aiix' my signabers mounted on the' sash adapted to engage ture. e with said first members, thereby affording a JOHN STONE BERRY'. 

